Hello Songbird Family!
My husband and I recently took a trip to Wisconsin for a factory tour. We are proud to announce that the Ultimate Hamper will be made in the USA!
Stay tuned for further updates as we move forward to bringing this product to life and into your home!
Yours Truly,
Tina
Hello Songbird Family,
We're excited to share this update about the Ultimate Hamper. One of the most unique features is the rotating handlebar. We've finalized the mechanism behind its rotating function, and it's pretty snappy. :) The pivot point now has easy to use buttons that allow the bar to be raised and lowered with ease.
While this prototype demonstrates the function, the color of the manufactured product is not represented here. But we can't wait for you to feel how easy it is to raise and lower the bar.
Also, stay tuned for our next blog post where we'll give you a tour of the factory that will be producing your hamper! In two weeks, we'll be doing a site visit at a U.S. based factory. We're proud to be manufacturing here in America! Until then, happy laundering!
Yours Truly,
Tina
Hello Songbird Family!
Things are moving along as we move closer to getting the Ultimate Hamper out to you. Before putting a rubber stamp on the final manufacturing design, we wanted to ensure optimal function of the updated handle bar system. So we're currently creating another prototype of the rotating mechanism before going into production. It's exciting to see it all coming together! We're so grateful for your patience as we work hard to bring this product to life.
Also, we wanted to share that we were contacted by a casting producer from Shark Tank and invited to audition for the show. We were thrilled and nervous at the same time. But mostly, we were honored. What an incredible validation to get the attention of the nation's biggest TV program focused on entrepreneurship. So we put together an audition video, provided all requested information and crossed our fingers. It was a long and arduous process, and although we didn't make it to the final round, we learned a lot throughout the process. Hopefully, as we move closer to manufacturing and get the product into customers' hands, we might be invited back. Until next time...
Yours Truly,
Tina
Hello Songbird Family,
It’s been an incredible journey so far, and we’re very excited about the progress we’ve made towards bringing The Ultimate Hamper to market. We strongly believe in how this product can positively impact households across America, and we remain committed to our mission of making the everyday beautiful.
We originally estimated that our product would be deliverable by September 2024. Currently, it appears we need to adjust our shipping goals. As a startup, this is our first time developing and manufacturing a product. While we did extensive research and consulted multiple partners, what we thought was an achievable goal (start shipping in September) turned out to be a very optimistic timeline.
Unfortunately, one of our vendors went out of business. So, we had to engage a new engineering firm to finish the design for manufacturing. This company ended up being a better partner overall. Now that we’ve finalized our design for manufacturing, we have a bill of materials (BOM) and actual specifications for production. The next big step is to begin the process of creating the tooling (molds) for our product. After reviewing the quotes, it’s clear we need to raise more capital than we previously expected. As such, we are actively pursuing avenues towards procuring the necessary funds while increasing pre-orders online.
Due to the amount of capital needed, in addition to the time it takes to develop tooling, it is not likely we will be able to deliver by the end of this year (2024). At this point, it is extremely difficult to provide an accurate estimate of when we will be able to ship. However, we are holding ourselves to a tentative goal of shipping by the end of the second quarter of 2025. This estimate is not a guarantee, and we will continue to provide updates as we move forward. We sincerely apologize for this delay. We are eternally grateful for your support and patience. It means so much to us and we can’t wait to get the Ultimate Hamper into your hands.
Yours Truly,
Tina